----I'm tired of threats by pissant countries. Screw them.----
Amen. Though we do have El Presidente to thank for suggesting to the entire world that Americans are a bunch of bigots. Good job, George!
No matter. Everything's working out.
-Dan
Posted on 03/09/2006 9:02:17 AM PST by prairiebreeze
It will be interesting to see how our so called UAE business partners react to the normal give and take of business or are they just too fragile, vindictive and prone to easy manipulation.
We need them more than they need us. We don't have any major military installations there. We use their port facilities to service our ships and airfields to tranship material and train our pilots.
That's it in a nutshell...
PB this isn't intended for you....
I really hope you protectionist bastards are throughly happy to be allied with the likes of Chuck Schumer. Way to piss off an ally of ours at a critical time in the Middle East Region. Way to go. No we don't need to listen to Gen. Pace. We don't NEED to listen to General Franks. No!! We want to listen to one of the top 5 most LIBERAL SENATORS IN THE SENATE!! Way to freakin Go idiots!!!
You sound like Hamas, labeling as a threat something denied to you that you aren't entitled to.
What goes around .. comes around
And this this political stunt by republicans just endangered our country and our military even more
I don't like it when Democrats pull a stunt like this .. I sure as heck don't like it when our side does it
Right now as far as I'm concerned .. the Republicans can go to hell
they were our friends, until we took a shit on them.
Now they aren't.
Hope you're happy.
Now Iran has another ally.
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/HA21Df03.html "China's interest in the Gwadar project stems from the port's proximity to the Strait of Hormuz. A base at Gwadar enables China to secure the flow of its oil - 60% of its energy supplies come from the Middle East - through the strait. More important, Gwadar is said to be a "listening post" for the Chinese, one that will enable Beijing to monitor movement of US and Indian ships in the region."
Any FReeper worth his salt should be aware of "sources" when listed in a report, of course.
However, Rush is talking about this as is Malkin on her blog.
Yes, I'm surprised that the ports deal defenders are using this as an "I told you so" moment. Seeing the UAE resort to economic blackmail to save the deal makes me trust them even less. Why is it so important for them to have a hand in American port operations?
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| Posted by West Coast Conservative On 03/09/2006 11:15:20 AM CST · 2 replies · 40+ views AP ^ | March 9, 2006 | ANDREW TAYLOR Republican congressional leaders told President Bush Thursday his plan allowing a company owned by the government of Dubai in the United Arab Emiratews to take control of some U.S. port operations faces certain defeat in Congreess, GOP officials said. Bush, however, insisted again that he would veto the legislation if it reaches his desk. The GOP leaders conveyed the news one day after a House comittee voted 62-2 to block the deal and Senate Democrats demanded a vote. The ports provision was added to a must-pass measure funding the war in Iraq and providing new hurricane relief. The White House... |
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Amen. Though we do have El Presidente to thank for suggesting to the entire world that Americans are a bunch of bigots. Good job, George!
No matter. Everything's working out.
-Dan
"when it comes to the emirates’ cooperation in the war on terrorism and in intelligence gathering,"
well well! If they threaten to change or quit this, it will provide a valid measure to their true committment to it in the first place.....as well as a very good reason for "lookback" at things they did and didn't do along the way.
not an ally......just pragmatic ragheads using enemy of my enemy type rationale and adages. Dubai is a family-owned and operates city-state as are the other six emirates......lets not kid ourselves or be kidded, here. "UAE" (as such) os a sham.
Are there no businessmen on this thread?
I can guarantee you that if the shoe were reversed, our country would do EXACTLY what the UAE is doing.
No, Tom. We've allowed our internal political BS to bleed over to harming an ally. Why should the UAE just take it in the shorts?
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